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AUCKLAND, New Zealand–In a rare twist, a credit union here has purchased this country’s credit union trade association. 

WASHINGTON — As expected, the Federal Reserve opted to take no action to change interest rates steady at the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–KeyPoint Credit Union said it has selected Credit Union Student Choiceto provide its members with a student loan refinance solution.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis.–Royal Credit Union’s Royal 22 offices located in western Wisconsin and the Twin-Cities metro area worked together to bring in more than 600 toys to benefit families in need this holiday season.

ALBANY, N.Y.–With residents of the Capital Region who receive food stamps  (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs) not permitted to purchase personal hygiene products of any kind with their benefits, First New York Credit Union has been collecting rolls of toilet paper and paper towels in its branches.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–Andigo Credit Union has donated $5,000 to The Buddy Foundation, a volunteer, not-for-profit organization devoted to the safety, care and eventual placement of stray, abused and abandoned animals.

WASHINGTON–The one-year anniversary of Kathleen Kraninger as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been met with everything from a long press release from the agency itself highlighting her leadership, to sharp criticism from a consumer group, to a meeting with credit union league executives to Supreme Court decisions that, ironically, should the CFPB get its way, would water down Kraninger’s authority.